Minghuang's Dalliance. From Scroll 1 from Song of Lasting Sorrow (Chōgonka gakan), Kanō Sansetsu, 1640s

Minghuang's dalliance. From scroll 1 from song of lasting sorrow (chōgonka gakan). This scene shown here depicts the unceasing nocturnal pleasures that the emperor xuanzong (minghuang) share with yang guifei after first spies her. Chester beatty library j 1158. 1, ill. 5/18. Object Type: painting, emakimono. Date: 1640s. Place of creation: Kyoto. Dimensions: length: 10,700 mm (11.7 yd) ; height: 315 mm (12.4 in). Medium: gold, ink, silk. Collection: Chester Beatty Library. Minghuang's Dalliance (CBL J 1158.1, ill.5.18)